ToneLab LE's manual - Vox

Explanations of
the Amp,
Cabinet and
Effect Types
T
his section explains ToneLab LE’s amp
models, pedal effects, cabinet models,
modulation, delay, and reverb effects.
A. AMP MODELS
Which amps did we painstakingly model for our
seductive selection of 16? Believe me when I say it
wasn’t easy ‘cos, as I’m sure you know, there’s a
plethora of great sounding amps out there. After
countless hours of soul searching, earnest discussions
(not to mention the occasional friendly argument!),
calls to tone-wise friends (some
professional players, some not...but all blessed with
great ears) plus, of course, listening and playing, a
top 16 list was finally drawn up. As you’re about to
discover, the ones we went with are not only the
cream of the crop but also offer up the widest possible
array of the greatest guitar tones known to man
— from pristine clean to outrageous overdrive and
all points in-between. First though, some stuff you
should know...
CONTROLLING FACTORS
As already touched on in this manual, although
the amp model of your ToneLab LE houses controls
for GAIN, VR GAIN, TREBLE, MIDDLE,
BASS, PRESENCE and CH VOLUME, not all of
the amps we’ve modelled have as many controls.
In such cases, rather than leave you with
knobs that do nothing (what on earth would be
the point of that!?), we’ve made full use of all six
(6) ToneLab LE controls without compromising
the accuracy of any of our models. This means
you’ll be able to mimic the full tonal spectrum of
each and every one of the originals we’ve modelled...and
then some, thanks to the extra flexibility
and additional control the six ToneLab LE
controls give you.
For example, if an original amp doesn’t have a
complete 3 band EQ network then we’ll set up
the “missing” tone controls on our model to be
“neutral” (i.e. as the original) when set at 12
o’clock — thus giving you extra tonal flexibility in
those EQ areas, if you so wish. Just so you
know, the amps we modelled that don’t have
individual controls for Treble, Middle and Bass
are:
AMP
AC15
AC15TB
AC30
AC30TB
TWEED 1x12
ORGINAL TONE CONTROLS
Top Cut & Bass Cut Switch
Treble & Bass
Top Cut only
Treble, Bass and Cut
Just one, called Tone!
Also, as you’d probably expect, we do the same
exact thing with the ToneLab LE’s PRESENCE
control too — namely, if one isn’t present (bad
pun, not intended!) on the original then PRES-
ENCE will be an added control on our model.
This time though, the “neutral” position is when
the control is all the way off (turned fully counterclockwise).
The two models this applies to are
BLACK 2x12 and TWEED 1x12.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
As you’ll discover when you read their descriptions,
in the case of the AC15, AC15TB, AC30
and AC30TB models, we’ve utilized the PRES-
ENCE control to mimic the TOP CUT control —
whether it was present on the original or not.
ABOUT THE GAIN AND VOLUME KNOBS
ToneLab LE’s amp models provide three programmable
knobs that affect the volume (gain);
GAIN, VR GAIN, and CH VOLUME. Each control
has its own specific job, and the sound of a particular
amp model can vary over an amazingly
wide range just depending on the settings of
these knobs.
As some of you will know, most vintage amps
only have one VOLUME control to set up the
sound, whilst more modern amps usually have
two types of level controls — GAIN (or sometimes
PREAMP VOLUME) that controls the input
level of the preamp section, and MASTER VOL-
UME that controls how much signal is (and how
loud it is going to be) passed from the preamp to
the power amp. With many vintage amps there is
no MASTER VOLUME, the preamp feeds
directly into the power amp without any type of
control.
The ToneLab LE’s controls are designed to cover
all these points:
ToneLab LE GAIN: On vintage type models that
do not have a master volume (i.e., AC15,
AC15TB, AC30, AC30TB, UK BLUES, UK 68P,
BLACK 2x12, TWEED 1x12, TWEED 4x10), the
GAIN control works like the VOLUME of the original
amp. On models that do have a master volume,
the GAIN control works like GAIN or
PREAMP VOLUME.
REVERB DELAY MODULATION PEDAL CABINET AMP TYPE Amp/Effect
TYPE
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